Let The Escaped Slaves Go

You decide it's safer to just let them go. The 3000 credit bonus for bringing Nojahl in alive should exceed any reward for the scrawny slaves. You nod your head to the side, and the slaves run off.

"All right Nojahl, I have some restraints here, and you're going to put them on. Then I call into town, and we wait until a shuttle comes to pick us up. We clear on how this goes down?"

Nojahl doesn't seem to be listening to you. You realize he's watching his companions. You sit in a silent standoff for a moment, until he is sure his charges are out of sight.

"I think you misunderstood me, human. I said if you let them go, I would make this easy, and I would not rip out your spine. But I have no intention of being a captive again. So I will give you a quiet, easy ****. It is the least I can do. Are you prepared to face your ****? I'll allow you a moment to pray, if you'd like."

You sigh to yourself. Nothing's ever easy. Why is nothing ever easy? You open fire without warning, pistol spewing blue bolts directly into the Cathar's chest.

The problem with anything Timik creates, is there's a chance it performs unexpectedly. Sometimes an engine outputs twice as much thrust as it should, sometimes it craps out in the middle of space.

Sometimes, he makes a blaster modification that makes your pistol a multi-functioning bounty hunter's dream weapon, cutting down on the cost and weight of equipment you carry. And sometimes...

The blue bolts send crackling energy coursing across the Cathar's body. He braces, as though expecting much worse, before shaking off the effects and grinning ferally.

You continue firing. The bolts do seem to slow him down for a second at least, and you pull your vibro knife, prepared for the worst. You've been in enough knife fights to know no one walks away from one unscathed. You wave goodbye to that 3000 cred bonus. This is officially a kill or be killed situation.

Nojahl rushes forwards, claws slashing almost faster than you can track. They scratch heavily against your chest plate with an awful shriek. You're knocked back, but the armor holds. Your counter slash misses wildly, as the Cathar bounds away out of reach. His next charge is wilder, as he seems to let a battle rage overtake him. You're able to dive away, but he tears shallow gashes into your side, and he's already turning, prepared to lunge for your neck with his deadly fangs. You fire, praying your shitty stun bolts at least deflect him from a killing blow...

...and your pistol kicks wildly, discharging a bright flash that sears a massive burn into Nojahl's chest. He seems legitimately shocked this time, and you don't waste the opportunity. Your vibroblade sinks home, and you feel the warrior go limp.

Pushing the Cathar off of you, you crawl back and assess the damage. The wounds are nothing a little bacta won't fix, but the armor probably requires some work. You check the Cathar for vitals, but you are definately not collecting the bonus for bringing him back alive. You hail Rogo and have him send a shuttle to your location.

In town, you collect your reward without problem. This job didn't go as well as you might have hoped, but you lived and bagged the most notorious bounty of the moment. You're the hero of the hour, and that's worth celebrating.